Living In The Material World
by George Harrison

Living In The Material World by George Harrison
Year: 1973
Release date: 1973-05-30
Overall rank: 4,011th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 253 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (71st)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (670th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,011th)

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George Harrison bestography

Living In The Material World is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by George Harrison on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by George Harrison is All Things Must Pass which is ranked number 101 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,929.

George Harrison album bestography « Higher ranked (2,983rd)
Brainwashed
This album (4,011th)
Living In The Material World
Lower ranked (5,282nd) »
George Harrison

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Living In The Material World track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Living In The Material World rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,011th | 1970s rank: 670th | 1973 rank: 71st  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 253 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.


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90/100
From 12/28/2021 16:42 | #278125
Excelente continuación de All Things Must Pass, menos ampuloso y más irregular.
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From 04/04/2020 02:50 | #249501
6th best album from George, that is a good sign i guess
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75/100
Another one of the good albums Harrison put out in the 70s. This one has some good songs on It.
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I like this better than "All things...". I'm not saying it's actually better, just that I enjoy this one more.
The sound is better -no wall of sound here- and I find the general peaceful mood very appealing. It's a relaxing record.

Very good.
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75/100
From 06/07/2016 13:00 | #168104
A good follow up to, all things must pass, albeit a little bit preachy. Still, living in the material world, does have some nice songs. Give me love, sue you,sue me blues, and the title track are all fine. Not essential like the previous record but still well worth having.
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85/100
Kinda underrated, compared to "All things must pass", but still enjoyable record, unlike his next albums. "Give me love" it's not the only one decent song from the album. Some great ballads/soft rock songs can be heard from this album. Unfortunately there're too many slow and santimental songs, which is my main criticism from this album.
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From 08/06/2013 11:26 | #83219
Decent album but nowhere neat "All Things...". My favorite tracks were "Give Me Love" and the title track.
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A brilliant mellower complement to the bombastic All Things Must Pass.
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Rating:  
90/100
George Harrison's third best behind All Things Must Pass and Brainwashed.

This album has some great balladry, excellent melodies and just shows what Harrison was all about.
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